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 September 28, 2010Tech Update |
 Maker of BlackBerry Introduces TabletBy IAN AUSTENIn a return to its roots, Research In Motion said that the BlackBerry PlayBook would be aimed mainly at business users. AOL to Acquire TechCrunchBy VERNE KOPYTOFFThe deal will help the company beef up its growing online editorial business. ADVERTISEMENT   India's Surveillance Plan Said to Deter BusinessBy VIKAS BAJAJ and IAN AUSTENIndia's effort to gain access to services like BlackBerry and Skype could hurt its efforts to attract foreign companies.  On the RoadA Wider Wi-Fi Stream on Domestic FlightsBy JOE SHARKEYViaSat says that after its 130-gigabit broadband satellite is launched next year the company will be able to vastly expand travelers' in-flight Wi-Fi experience.  Gauging High-Speed Spin Inside a Lilliputian WorldBy JOHN MARKOFFA modified microscope is making it possible to observe dynamic processes inside individual atoms on a time scale one million times faster than has previously been possible. Independent Myanmar Publication Claims CyberattackBy SETH MYDANShe Web site of the Thailand-based magazine The Irrawaddy has come under attack and been blocked by hackers, its editor said on Monday. Spokesman for WikiLeaks Steps DownBy RAVI SOMAIYADaniel Domscheit-Berg told a German news magazine that increasing tensions with the Web site's founder had left him with no option but "an orderly departure."  Owner of Segway Company Dies in a Segway AccidentBy SARAH LYALL and JULIA WERDIGIERJames W. Heselden, 62, died Sunday after plunging from a cliff in West Yorkshire, England, apparently while on a Segway, the police said. Technology Most E-Mailed |  Dealbook ColumnThe Value of a Piece of FacebookBy ANDREW ROSS SORKINFacebook shares have recently traded on the secondary market for around $76, giving the company an implied value of $33 billion. Personal TechGadgetwise BlogWhat's In R.I.M.'s PlayBook?By SAM GROBARTThe virtue of R.I.M.'s new BlackBerry tablet, the PlayBook, is no cellular plan needed. It may also make carriers less eager to sell the tablet. Bits BlogInternet Wiretapping Proposal Met With SilenceBy VERNE G. KOPYTOFFGoogle, Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Research in Motion - never shy about issuing press releases - all declined to talk about what would be a major shift in privacy law. Virtual Goods Expected to Grow by 40 Percent Next Year, Study SaysBy MIGUEL HELFTThe sale of virtual goods continues to boom and is expected to top $2 billion in the United States, according to a new research report. ADVERTISEMENT  |
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